RICHMOND v. RICKETTS

No. 84-2809.

774 F.2d 957 (1985)

Willie Lee RICHMOND, Petitioner-Appellant, v. James RICKETTS, et al., Respondents-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided October 21, 1985.

As Amended December 2, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lawrence H. Fleischman, Pima County Public Defender, Tucson, Ariz., Timothy K. Ford, Seattle, Wash., for petitioner-appellant.

Jack Roberts, Asst. Atty. Gen., Phoenix, Ariz., for respondents-appellees.

Before CHOY, and FARRIS, Circuit Judges, and HATFIELD, District Judge.


FARRIS, Circuit Judge:

Willie Lee Richmond, an Arizona prisoner, appeals the district court's denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. Richmond contends that the district court erred 1) in determining that the filing of this petition constituted an abuse of the writ, and 2) in denying his request for an evidentiary hearing without properly reviewing the state court findings of fact and conclusions of law.

Richmond was convicted in state court of...

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